You're not wrong. Both 'aguardiente' and its Portuguese equivalent, 'aguardente', descend almost directly from the Latin aqua ardens (burning water). Or, as we say in English, 'firewater'. Ouch. Small ...

While white and red port wines have notable commonalities such as sweetness and high alcohol content, their respective flavor ...

Born in 1909, Pérez Mora says his secret is to drink a cup of aguardiente every day. He has always lived in a mountainous area of Táchira, where he worked the fields for more than 50 years.

A tanker truck transporting 19,000 liters of alcohol in the town of San Germán, located in the Urbano Noris municipality of ...

That's the theory behind the Draque (Drake, Drak, or Drac), a drink consisting of aguardiente de caña (a crude cane spirit that was the forerunner of rum), sugar, lime and mint. Some say the Draque ...

In my opinion, it’s a more authentic place than Barichara. Streets are not perfectly flat, and people are drinking a beer or aguardiente (local beverage) at dusk on the main square. Explore the Paramo ...

drinking a glass of aguardiente every day, loving God, and always carrying him in his heart," as documented by GWR. Throughout his life, Juan was a devoted family man. He was married to Ediofina ...

This rich liqueur from Spain's Atxa combines aguardiente de orujo (a type of pomace brandy) and Arabica coffee produced in Brazil. The coffee is macerated in the spirit, drawing out the warming, ...

Natalie MacLean offers North America's most popular online wine and food pairing classes. She was named the World's Best Drinks Writer at the World Food Media Awards in Australia. Natalie has ...

Sometimes you just want to settle in. Sometimes you need to call the audible, cancel the next meetup, ask the sitter to stay late, and get your friends to come to you, because you’ve found the place ...

If you feel like trying to sing it, just choose one of the narrow streets and look for an old tavern. In these taverns, after some cups of aguardiente (Portuguese brandy), everyone sings Fado—usually ...

With so much good music being released all the time, it can be hard to determine what to listen to first. Every week, ...